Also I found that the reel had better be REALLY clean and dry. Peter Nebergall On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:14:31 -0500 Jeffery Smith <jls@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I do that with all 35mm. I'll try it with 120. > > At 02:17 PM 8/22/2006, you wrote: > >Some people like to snip off a bit from each > >corner of the leader to ease the film onto the reel. > > > >Allen Zak > > > >On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > >>I had most trouble getting the two edges of the > >>120 film under the two small lips > >>simultaneously without the film kinking. After > >>a few minutes struggling with it, the sweat > >>from my fingers left a lasting impression on the first frame of > the roll. :-) > >> > >>Jeffery > >> > >> > >>At 10:25 AM 8/22/2006, you wrote: > >>>Jefferey, I was reading the comment in your blog, I > >>>never had problems with the balls in the Paterson > >>>reel, in fact most times when I open the tank the film > >>>is out of the reel, I don't know the way it happens > >>>but the film surface is perfect and very well > >>>developed. > >>>My tank recommends 750 cm3 for 120, but I had some > >>>problems using this quantity and then I use 800 cm3, > >>>this is a safe quantity for my tank and reel combo.- > >>> > >>>All the best > >>>Carlos > >>> --- Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>escribió: > >>> > >>> > I use a plastic tank made here called "Romek" -no > >>> > liquids leak if adjusted properly- and a Paterson > >>> > reel, I like very much the Paterson reel because it > >>> > has two little balls to lead the film, they allow to > >>> > load film very easily after a bit of practice.- > >>> > > >>> > All the best > >>> > Carlos > >>> > --- Jeffery Smith <jls@xxxxxxxxxx> escribió: > >>> > > >>> > > I gave all of mine away. I found them to be > >>> > > miserable for 120. The > >>> > > Samigons are very similar but have a large loading > >>> > > ramp for getting > >>> > > the end started. Look here: > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>>http://400tx.blogspot.com/2006/06/fool-proof-samigon-reel.html > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > At 08:59 AM 8/22/2006, you wrote: > >>> > > >Anyone got some ratchetable Paterson's??? 35-120 > >>> > > > > >>> > > >--- > >>> > > >Rollei List > >>> > > > > >>> > > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > > > >>> > > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > with 'subscribe' > >>> > > >in the subject field OR by logging into > >>> > > www.freelists.org > >>> > > > > >>> > > >- Unsubscribe at > >>> > rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > with > >>> > > >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > >>> > > into www.freelists.org > >>> > > > > >>> > > >- Online, searchable archives are available at > >>> > > >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > --- > >>> > > Rollei List > >>> > > > >>> > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > > >>> > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > with 'subscribe' > >>> > > in the subject field OR by logging into > >>> > > www.freelists.org > >>> > > > >>> > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > with > >>> > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > >>> > > into www.freelists.org > >>> > > > >>> > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > >>> > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > __________________________________________________ > >>> > Correo Yahoo! > >>> > Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y > >>> > antispam ¡gratis! > >>> > ¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar > >>> > --- > >>> > Rollei List > >>> > > >>> > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > > >>> > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > with 'subscribe' > >>> > in the subject field OR by logging into > >>> > www.freelists.org > >>> > > >>> > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > with > >>> > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging > >>> > into www.freelists.org > >>> > > >>> > - Online, searchable archives are available at > >>> > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>>__________________________________________________ > >>>Correo Yahoo! > >>>Espacio para todos tus mensajes, antivirus y antispam ¡gratis! > >>>¡Abrí tu cuenta ya! - http://correo.yahoo.com.ar > >>>--- > >>>Rollei List > >>> > >>>- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> > >>>- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >>>in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >>> > >>>- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >>>'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > >>> > >>>- Online, searchable archives are available at > >>>//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >> > >> > >>--- > >>Rollei List > >> > >>- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> > >>- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > >>in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > >> > >>- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >>'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > >> > >>- Online, searchable archives are available at > >>//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > >--- > >Rollei List > > > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > >- Unsubscribe at > >rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > > >- Online, searchable archives are available at > >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list